Julien du Casse

Julien du Casse (1682-September 1715) was a French arms dealer and smuggler who was active in the Caribbean and West Indies during the early 1700s. Du Casse was also a member of the Knights Templar, and was the captain of Spanish ship "El Arca del Maestro" until his death on Great Inagua in 1715.

Biography
Du Casse was from Montpellier in France and was the nephew of Admiral Jean du Casse. He was disgusted at the Spanish and French governments for their promotion of sailors due to reputation and bloodline instead of their skill and talent. He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession at the Battle of Velez-Malaga in 1704, but deserted from the largest naval battle of the war. He travelled to Africa as a slave trader but found his profit with selling arms and carrying out assassinations for money.

In 1715 he was contacted by Governor Laureano Torres y Ayala of Cuba, and was inducted into the Knights Templar for his work in helping Torres with his tasks. He became a trusted member of the Order and a friend of Grand Master Torres, and was made the captain of Man-of-War "El Arca del Maestro", a Spanish vessel.

Eventually, he was tracked down by Pirate and Templar mole Edward Kenway who, under the alter ego of Duncan Walpole, infiltrated the Templars and freed the "Sage" Bartholomew Roberts from their captivity in Havana. Kenway was not looking for him; he fell upon him by accident. Alongside Edward Thatch, he was aboard the Jackdaw, a Pirate brig, and he was seeking the Man-o-War for use in his fleet to defend Nassau from Woodes Rogers. The Jackdaw traced "Arca del Maestro" to the island of Great Inagua, where Du Casse was known to have settled. Thatch informed Kenway so, and Kenway feared that Du Casse may have recognized him and decided to infiltrate the island and eliminate him.

Death
Kenway ran through the jungle and stealthily eliminated Spanish guards before he was detected running into the cove's town by a whole force of Spanish troops. Du Casse was aboard his ship, and Kenway ran onto the deck of the monster ship. Du Casse stood perched on the side of the ship on the railing, and when he tried to attack Kenway, he instead fell off the ship and into the water to a watery death.

His last words were cursing Kenway, and Kenway found out the location of Du Casse's base on the island. He discovered equipment and treasure there, and he used the cove as a secondary base apart from Nassau.